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Cookes Plains Destination Guide
Touring Cookes Plains in Australia
Cookes Plains in the region of South Australia is a city located in Australia - some 540 mi or ( 869 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in Cookes Plains is now 06:38 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Adelaide " with a UTC offset of 10.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington East, Tailem Bend, Moorlands, Jervois, and Coomandook. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington East . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Cookes Plains ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Grubby NR on The Overland : Australian trains and railroads
A grubby looking NR2 leads The Overland as it heads away from Tailem Bend in South Australia. Following the making of this clip I realised why both cameras need to be on the same side of the track. Th ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Coomandook, South Australia
Coomandook is a settlement about 120 kilometres east-south-east of Adelaide on Dukes Highway in South Australia. The nearest place with a larger population is Coonalpyn, which is 29 kilometres away, with a population of around 230. Coomandook is near the edge of the vast mallee scrub area which stretches from western Victoria across into the south east of South Australia. The most common agricultural industries are sheep, beef cattle rearing and grain growing.
Located at -35.47 139.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Jervois, South Australia
Jervois is a town in South Australia. The town is located in the Rural City of Murray Bridge local government area, 99 kilometres south of the state capital, Adelaide and on the opposite bank of the River Murray from nearby Tailem Bend. At the 2006 census, Jervois and the surrounding area had a population of 283.
Located at -35.26 139.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Wellington, South Australia
Wellington is the small town in South Australia, Australia on the Murray River just upstream of where it empties into Lake Alexandrina. Its postcode is 5259. Wellington is in the Rural City of Murray Bridge. At the 2006 census, Wellington had a population of 295. Wellington was the original crossing of the Murray River for people, livestock, and goods travelling overland between Adelaide and Melbourne, until a bridge was built at Murray Bridge in 1879. There is still a ferry here.
Located at -35.32 139.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tailem Bend, South Australia
Tailem Bend is a town on the Murray River in South Australia. The town was proclaimed in 1887, the year after the main railway came through. At the 2006 census, Tailem Bend had a population of 1,457. The name is a corruption of the Aboriginal name tailem which was used for the area. The word means bend and is associated with the sharp bend that the Murray River makes in this location. It is located about 100 km south-east of Adelaide.
Located at -35.25 139.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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